Welcome to Gallina ...

Gallina is located in north central New Mexico.

Gallina is located in Rio Arriba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gallina, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Time Zone: Gallina lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Gallina ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gallina.

• Cuba
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Sandoval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
• Regina
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
  • Regina is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Regina <2>
• Arroyo del Agua
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo del Agua
  • Arroyo del Agua is located in Rio Arriba County
• Llaves
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llaves
  • Llaves is located in Rio Arriba County
• Coyote
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
  • Coyote is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyote <2>
• La Jara
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jara
  • La Jara is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Jara <2>
• Lindrith
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindrith
  • Lindrith is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindrith <2>
• Copper City ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Sandoval County
• Canones
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canones
  • Canones is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canones <2>
• Seven Springs
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gallina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gallina.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gallina. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gallina.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gallina. See our Newspapers Page for Gallina.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gallina ...

Looking for more information about Gallina? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gallina, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gallina.

Adding Gallina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gallina in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gallina was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gallina post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gallina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gallina. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/